Amateur/Ham Radio
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Weekly Q&A Thread [01/16/2015]
Posted: 16 Jan 2015 12:00 AM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...read_01162015/
Heres your chance to ask questions that you think may have been asked
before, or that might not require their own thread.
This is a great place to get answers about choosing or operating first
radios, as these threads often get ignored due to their frequent
reappearance on the front page. Youll have lots of eyes here.
No question is a dumb question!
Upvote questions and good answers. It improves their visibility!
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CQ DX RAGCHEW
Posted: 16 Jan 2015 06:04 AM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...cq_dx_ragchew/
Ive been licensed for a year now and enjoy cw. Contests have allowed me to
add some nice dx stations to my log. But, is there ever an opportunity to
have a dx ragchew? Id love to have the kinds of exchanges Ive had with more
local stations (wx, rig, whats for breakfast etc.) with some dx stations.
I considered sending cq dx ragchew to see what happens. submitted by
eridolfi
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My First Antenna
Posted: 16 Jan 2015 03:07 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...first_antenna/
Im currently studying for my Technician license. In the meantime I have a
receiver that I ordered on the way. I want to build my first antenna to
increase my reception and to learn more about antennas. What is a good
first antenna to build? A simple dipole? submitted by bobchuckx
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How many folks in this subreddit are in North America and listen to HF on a
software defined radio? Would you be interested in participating in an
experiment to locate some of the morons on HF?
Posted: 16 Jan 2015 04:02 AM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio..._are_in_north/
I was listening to 80m last night for the first time in a couple of years,
and it was interesting to say the least. It reminded me of the time, about
two years ago as well, in which I flipped on CB radio for the first time in
closer to twenty years. Juvenile levels of profanity, pre-recorded messages
being played over and over, people obsessing over max power and
broadcasting rather than communicating. All I needed was someone spitting
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaudio into their mic to complete the
experience.
Anyway, it occurred to me that if you could get say 5-10 (the more the
merrier) RF recordings of enough bandwidth to capture both offenders AND
some good tx with known locations (for in-band synchronization), you could
go all CSI and do some reasonable amount of triangulation...or at least
try. So im wondering if there are folks here in this subreddit that would
be willing to provide say 3-5 minutes of IQ sample data, preferrably at
least 192kHz wide centered on 3.8MHz, from say 11:00 to 11:05AM EST. I was
tinkering with some internet-based radios to do the same thing but dropped
samples mess it up pretty bad.
EDIT: oops! VERY IMPORTANT as im a huge fan of privacy and delete my reddit
accounts every couple of weeks to protect same. For this to actually work
for multilateration, ill need to know where your receiver is located to
within a few square miles, max. That information would not be intentionally
shared but im not going to sign any contracts, lol. I will provide
facilities to upload the data separate from any reddit accounts, however,
so theres no major risk of the information crossing over to your reddit
identity. Feel free to use throwaways to participate in this thread.
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DStar DV HF Sked Request
Posted: 16 Jan 2015 10:17 AM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio..._sked_request/
Long time lurker, first time poster in r/amateurradio. Love this subreddit,
looking forward to contributing more.
Id like to play around with Icoms DV mode for HF, on either 20m, 15m, or
10m.
Im limited to 30w output on my IC-7100 as my LDG tuner limits key-down
equivalent transmissions to just 30w.
Anyone capable of HF DV and around during the day tomorrow (Saturday, 1/17)?
My QTH is NJ - USA, so east coast US - central US stations are probably
preferred considering my power limitations.
73,
K2RWF submitted by fizz306
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BF-F8+ Battery Pack Question
Posted: 16 Jan 2015 03:13 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...pack_question/
I bought one of those fancy AA adapters for my BF, seems to work great
until I try and key up. It just gives me a little beep. Battery level
indicator says its full (although I am not sure how accurate that is with
this battery pack). I did a full reset to be sure, and nothing.
Any ideas before I ditch this thing? submitted by maxcaven
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The Democratisation of Radio (Linux.Conf.AU 2015)
Posted: 16 Jan 2015 06:33 AM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...uxconfau_2015/
submitted by redsteakraw
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Codec 2 a digital codec at very low bit rates over HF
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 04:18 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...low_bit_rates/
submitted by redsteakraw
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Renting tower space for repeater
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 10:11 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio..._for_repeater/
Repeater trustees, What do you pay for tower rental space? What is a fair
price for mounting an antenna and a repeater at the base? I know your
experiences probably vary widely. Does it depend on height, location, site
owner? submitted by k6lcm
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FM broadcast tower in our backyard... Will it interfere on HF?
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 08:53 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...kyard_will_it/
Hello everyone, I am going to go for my license soon, and hopefully get at
least a general class. I would love to experience this hobby but have a
potential problem. On our land, there is a 300 foot FM radio tower
operating on 104 MHZ at 100KW. We get the occasional quirks with having it
up, like hearing music through a guitar amp, and I faintly heard some while
scanning on a baofeng radio at about 140 MHZ. Is this going to be a problem
if I put up a HF dipole? If so, is there anything I could do to remedy the
potential problems? Thanks for any help. submitted by Divinecobra
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Help with MFJ-266 antenna analyzer
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 10:01 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...enna_analyzer/
Does anyone have the MFJ-266 antenna analyzer (not the 266C) and know how
to get it into frequency county mode for the 2m and 440 bands? I cant seem
to cycle it UP or DOWN through to the V and U bands, only the A through F
HF bands. submitted by k6lcm
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IC-7100 and Ham Radio Deluxe Help
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 11:16 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...o_deluxe_help/
So Im hoping to get my general ticket come this Saturday and want to be
able to do some playing with my radio when Im at work. Currently I have
skype installed on both machines and Im able to pass the audio to my laptop
and remotely control the PC as far as settings/frequencies.
However this is the part where Im running into issues. For some reason Im
unable to TX from my laptop (machine not physically connected to the
transceiver) when I push the TX button. When Im at my desktop (machine
hooked physically to the transceiver via the USB cable) I can hit TX and it
transmits just fine.
Does anyone have any good resources on setting this up?? Ive read the
manual many times and I seem to be doing everything right, but still cant
transmit.
Transceiver: ICOM IC-7100 Interface: USB cable, directly connected to the
transceiver Currently testing on internal network so ports and such should
not be of issue.
Thanks for any help, super frustrating not being able to figure this
out.... submitted by kabish
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RFI from Craftsman Lithium Ion battery charger
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 05:05 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...ttery_charger/
Well I was trying to track down RFI that was quite noticeable during
operation on 10m from my mobile in my driveway..It was a pop then a slight
fuzz that repeated every 3-4 secs. After cutting the main power to my house
to confirm it was within my home, I cut each breaker one at a time..I then
found the offending breaker and then narrowed what device it was starting
with the garage door opener..needless to say it was the charger that
charges batteries for a Craftsman drill that I have..Just thought I would
share my findings..and also that it effects a lot of car battery chargers
as well according to this.
Edit: I also apologize if it is a redundant subject. Edit (2): Craftsman
model # 315.259260 submitted by Charlie337
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Wisc Worked All Counties Award Qualification Updated
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 08:49 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...qualification/
The West Allis Radio Amateur Club Inc. has changed the confirmed QSL rules
for Amateur Operators seeking the Worked All Wisconsin Counties Award.
Being the sponsoring organization for both the Worked All Wisconsin
Counties Award (WAWC) and the popular Wisconsin QSO Party Contest in March
each year, the Club is in the unique position to tie the two endeavors
together. For 2015, applicants for the WAWC Award will be able to claim as
confirmed contacts WI QSO Party Contacts without having a QSL card
confirmation. Applicants need to indicate on the entry form which contacts
are QSO Party contacts and the club will utilize the QSO Party database to
confirm those QSO’s.
The updated award rules and forms are available at
http://www.warac.org/wawc/wawc.htm submitted by mjjwo9b
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shotgun mic
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 04:40 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...y/shotgun_mic/
I have a rode ntg-2 shotgun mic and i was wondering if it would work as a
deskmic for my ham radio. any thoughts on it?
link to mic: http://www.rodemic.com/microphones/NTG-2 submitted by
_T_nasty
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Dangit! Bought an antenna mount with PL-259 connector, getting a radio with
SO-239 connector. Help!
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 05:37 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...nt_with_pl259/
I bought this Browning BR316 mount a few weeks ago to go with an antenna I
got. It comes with a PL-259 connector, which I assumed was the standard in
the industry.
Well, Im looking at getting the Yaesu 7900R for my truck, which has the
SO-239 female connector. I cant find any adapters online. Am I not looking
hard enough? AM I not using the right terminology? Do I have to buy a new
mount? And are there NMO magmounts with SO-239 connectors?
EDIT -
Yes, they are the same. Yes, Im a fool. I had it in my head that TV coax
was PL-259 and that the SO-239 "connector type" was the larger one. Im
relieved and embarrassed all at once.
I will retain the above ignorance for posterity, or until I redwipe the
account. submitted by moreworkouts
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Couple questions about getting a new license.
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 06:12 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...a_new_license/
A while back we had a flood and I lost some documents. One of which was my
Ham license. After that I moved. So now I need to get a replacement license
and change the address on it. Im assuming theres some forms that I need to
file with the FCC, but Im not sure where to begin on that.
Thanks ...Jason submitted by PulledOverAgain
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Chirp Cloning Problem
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 07:53 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...oning_problem/
I recently got a Baofeng 888s and while trying to program it using chirp
but when I get to cloning it it gets stuck at the beginning and doesnt show
any progress. I have tried doing it on all the channels but none of them
work they all give me the same result. I would post this on the chirp
website but Im having problems registering on the website. Any help would
be appreciated. submitted by Radioradio17
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Watch VGC video: VR-6600Pro dual band mobile radio test by Merry
Posted: 16 Jan 2015 12:17 AM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio..._mobile_radio/
https://verowalkietalkie.wordpress.c...st-vr-6600pro/
Test VR-6600Pro dual band mobile radio with a lower price, dont miss this
chance. Please watch the video submitted by Verolucky
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The last 20 days, what are you waiting for?
Posted: 15 Jan 2015 11:17 PM PST
http://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio...u_waiting_for/
From Jan.5th to Feb.5th, VGC invites hams to test VR-6600Pro with a lower
price, some of hams have passed the application, so they can get one dual
band mobile radio with GPS&APRS. VGC invites 2 hams in each country to join
this test, dont miss this chance.
https://verowalkietalkie.wordpress.c...ct-vr-6600pro/
submitted by Verolucky
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